From the ­St. Louis Post-Dispatch [1]:

...Bond played a key role in attacking the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the regulatory agency that oversees the two home-financing firms at the center of financial turmoil:

— In 2004, Bond tried to oust the oversight office's director, Armando Falcon Jr., as Falcon was looking into questionable accounting at Fannie Mae — problems that led to the resignation of its top two executives...

A Justice Department investigation finds former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves of the Western District of Missouri was forced out because of opposition from Missouri Sen. Kit Bond's office...